“I was too scared to ask anyone about PrEP. Aunty Mimi explained it like a friend would, then showed me a free clinic ten minutes from campus. I went the next day.”
Chanda, 19
Lusaka
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
REAL TALK.
REAL TALK.
REAL PEOPLE.
Anonymous stories from young people who asked Aunty Mimi the thing they couldn't ask anyone else. Names changed, voices real.
“My period was late and I panicked at midnight. Nobody to call. Aunty Mimi stayed calm, walked me through my options, and told me exactly what to do next. I finally slept.”
Mwila, 22
Kitwe
“I didn't even know testing was free for someone my age. Now I know my status, and I tell my friends to stop being scared. It's just one tap.”
Bwalya, 17
Ndola
“Some weeks I felt so low I couldn't explain it. Talking to Aunty Mimi at 2am, no judgment, no questions about who I am, helped me reach a real counsellor.”
Temwani, 20
Livingstone
“I had questions about contraception I was too embarrassed to ask the nurse. Aunty Mimi answered everything in Nyanja, plainly, and I walked into the clinic knowing what I wanted.”
Natasha, 21
Chipata
“After a bad situation I didn't know where to turn. Aunty Mimi pointed me to the GBV line and a safe clinic, gently, in my language. That mattered more than I can say.”
Mapalo, 23
Solwezi
Stories are real experiences shared with consent. Names, photos and small details are changed to protect privacy, that's the whole point of anonymous.
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Whatever you're carrying, you don't have to figure it out alone. Aunty Mimi's listening, free and anonymous.